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How to handle a fire while cooking
NJ_BBQ
Posts: 137
Shortly after I applied the sauce for the final step while doing 3-1-1 ribs, I noticed dark bad smelling smoke started rising from the DFMT. I raised the lid and saw there was a fire in the pit. My guess is some drippings had fallen by the PS into the coals and ignited.
I didn't want to sauce to absorb this dark smoke so I pulled the ribs off a bit early. The ribs were excellent but if left me wondering how you would extinguish a grease fire in the pit if you are still in the middle of your cook?
Basking Ridge, NJ - XL with KAB
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Cooking direct, indirect?Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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henapple said:Cooking direct, indirect?Basking Ridge, NJ - XL with KAB
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I will just remove the meat and close up everything until the fire burnt out completely. On the gasser I have used a fire extinguisher and but not advisable to do that on the BGE :-)LBGE & MiniOrlando, FL
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Just close the lid and let it settle down. It will take care of itself.Large BGE Decatur, AL
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The only time I've had this trouble was on an overload, the ends of the ribs were over the gap between the setter and the fire ring, in other words the drip missed the drip pan.Lesson learned - make sure the drip pan is always between the food and the "fire", then the issue never comes up.On my medium this means most racks are cut in half before cooking.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Had a grease fire after cooking bacon in an aluminum pan a few weeks ago. As I removed the pan of bacon grease, it tipped and poured into the Egg. Big flare up of fire. I just closed the lid and let it burn out, then continued the cook.__________________________________________It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed.- Camp Hill, PA
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If the ribs hang over place a piece of hdaf under the exposed meat...Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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Generally once you close the lid flare ups aren't a problem because you are limiting the air supply.Gerhard
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Yeah, the flames SHOULD died down after you shut off the air, but, does it really? Kinda like the refrigerator light when the door's closed...
Large BGE, Small BGE, KJ Jr, and a Cracked Vision Kub.
in Smyrna GA.
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SmyrnaGA said:Yeah, the flames SHOULD died down after you shut off the air, but, does it really? Kinda like the refrigerator light when the door's closed...
The Naked Whiz
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